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The United States is the most popular location for second homes among the ultra wealthy, followed by the United Kingdom and Switzerland

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Gain insight into investment strategies of the UHNW population. Luxury home buying has become a truly global enterprise. An increasing number of ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals are buying non-traditional homes outside their domiciles according to a new study by Wealth-X and the Sotheby’s International Realty. The Wealth-X and Sotheby’s International Realty reports look … Read more

Winning the uber jackpot. 5 things to buy from an investment perspective

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Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once – Paulo Coelho – What would you buy if you won the lottery? What to do after winning a hyper jackpot? This fantasy exercise is always really amusing, conjuring images of … Read more

The purchasing behavior of high net-worth consumers. Report

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Affluent consumers are more likely to purchase a lifestyle property now than they were five years ago. “If the top wishes of wealthy Americans could be expressed in a single dream home, it would be a “lifestyle property” on the waterfront with a multicar collector’s garage, which they designed themselves,” says the just-released Sotheby’s International … Read more

House prices up in four Spanish regions with the Balearics posting the highest leap

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  According to official figures for Q3, house prices in four Spanish regions are now on the rise. The Balearics lead the way with 4.4% growth year on year and Balearics Sotheby’s International Realty expects the trend to continue for 2014. “The factors that kept these Mediterranean islands buoyant in recession, are the same as … Read more

What defines a luxury home in Canada and who’s driving the market

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The average entry price for a luxury single-family home starts at $2 million in Toronto and Calgary, $2.8 million in Vancouver and $3.5 million in Montreal, according to the Top Tier Trends Report: A Comparative Survey of Canada’s Luxury Real Estate Market realesed by Sotheby’s International Realty Canada. The report goes on to uncover the … Read more